Puzzles needed for tactics trainer
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nwei
Jul 25, 2012
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#281
@ Nwei
Instead of 3. Rf3 White can play Qg6+ Kh8 Qxe8+ Kh7 Qh5+ Kg8 Qf7+ Kh7 Rf3.
Now technically this is worse since it takes more moves to mate. But Its hard to tell someone they got a puzzle "wrong" because they forced a rook capture and then proceeded to mate.
this may be a little off topic but I need to know this in order to analyze games... how do I download and use an engine?
Jul 26, 2012
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#285
chessgm8 wrote:
I disagree with 1... Kg7. Since you're going to lose the queen anyways, I'd do this, which still gives black a material advantage. It'll also be hard for white to stop those 2 king side pawns from promoting. Maybe it'd be a better puzzle for black?
Hi katonas. This is a tactic from one of my Blitz games:
The link: http://www.chess.com/livechess/game.html?id=334576131
The tactic:
See if this works?
katonas, another self-composed tactic:
See if this works too. White can try drawing it, but I think since Black's Bishop is also dark-squared, Black gets an easy win there.
ClavierCavalier wrote:
chessgm8 wrote:
I disagree with 1... Kg7. Since you're going to lose the queen anyways, I'd do this, which still gives black a material advantage. It'll also be hard for white to stop those 2 king side pawns from promoting. Maybe it'd be a better puzzle for black?
Even after 1...Kg7, black will probably still be winning because of his pawn advantage.
This might work:
I can only tag the mainline so this puzzle is incorrect but from the starting position it's black to play and mate in two, I would be pretty siked if it's used. So I Included a versions that is correct,
Tags: mate in two, sacrifice, clearance sacrifice
Here's another one from one of my games that I really like
My Tags: Mate in 3, Sacrifice, Clearence Sacrifice, Queen Sacrifice
Nice pawn endgame here, it's based on one of my otb games but i changed so many things to make it work it's more of a composition.
Black to move and win, white plays 1.Kb8-c7
I have checked with endgame tablebase and these are all only winning moves.
Also the variation 2.g3 Kxc4! (only winning move) could be a tactic
Jul 29, 2012
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#293
piphilologist, So what is black's next few moves? Ah, I see. Nevermind.
Metaknight251 wrote:
maybe this puzzle should start with white blundering with Kb2.
that was my point there is no use if he doesn't
Metaknight251 wrote:
maybe this puzzle should start with white blundering with Kb2.
the funny thing is metaknight, is that there is a better line after KB2 anyway:
...Rb8+
a) Ka1 Rc1#
b) Nb3 Nc4+ Ka1 Rcxb3+ Rb2 Bxb2+ Kb1 Na3#
Why isn't katonas active? 
Jul 30, 2012
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#299
Blackadder wrote:
Metaknight251 wrote:
maybe this puzzle should start with white blundering with Kb2.
the funny thing is metaknight, is that there is a better line after KB2 anyway:
...Rb8+
a) Ka1 Rc1#
b) Nb3 Nc4+ Ka1 Rcxb3+ Rb2 Bxb2+ Kb1 Na3#
b) 3. Kb2 Rb8+ 4. Nb3 Nc4+ 5. Ka1 Rcxb3+ 6. Rb2 Bxb2+ 7. Kb1 Na3#
Those numbers really help. :-p